Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/rëkëtēk

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This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Samic

Etymology

Cognate with Proto-Finnic *rükidäk, ultimately of onomatopoeic origin.

Verb

*rëkëtēk

to be in heat (of a reindeer bull)

Descendants

Western Samic:
- Southern Sami: rïhkedh
- Ume Sami: rahkkat
- Pite Sami: rahkat
- Lule Sami: rahkat
- Northern Sami: rahkat
Eastern Samic:
- Inari Sami: rooḥâđ
- Skolt Sami: rõõkkâd
- Kildin Sami: рэ̄гкэ (rēgke)

Further reading

Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Wikious

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